Another round in the never ending debate about this Robert Capa photo taken during the Spanish Civil War:
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Famous Combat Photo: Was It Real Or Staged
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Famous Combat Photo: Was It Real Or Staged
Another round in the never ending debate about this Robert Capa photo taken during the Spanish Civil War:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/20 ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Famous Combat Photo: Was It Real Or Staged
Quite possibly it was faked.
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Re: Famous Combat Photo: Was It Real Or Staged
Could a camera of this era capture something in motion this clearly?
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Re: Famous Combat Photo: Was It Real Or Staged
Yes. The photo is actually below par for the technology of the time. Which suggests it might have been taken in the heat of battle and not staged. Another of Capa's pictures taken on Omaha Beach, D Day, WWII for LIFE Magazine shows you don't always get the perfect image with bullets whizzing around:
